Surfie vs Lidar+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Surfie
This app helps parents protect their children online by monitoring their location and website usage. It can block inappropriate content, enforce safe search, and analyze social media for bullying.
- Child location tracking
- Website usage monitoring
- Social media chat analysis
- Content blocking
- Safe search enforcement
- Internet access scheduling
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Surfie-Guard Surfie-Guard safeguards kids from cyber-bullying and harmful content and helps parents keep track of kid's location and website usage. Surfie-Guard also enables parents to limit and control their kid's access to offensive internet content, such as: pornography, hate, violence, drugs, gambling , etc. With a fast, simple and easy registration process Surfie-Kids delivers a user-friendly experience. SURFIE Guard FEATURES: • Tracks child’s current Location and today's location history • Analyses WhatsApp and Facebook chats and posts for bullying events • Blocks inappropriate websites based on the age of the child • Enforces safe search for major search engines • Allows internet access at specific times of the day • Limits internet access for a specific amount of time Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life
Lidar+
Measure distances using your device's Lidar sensor. Tap on an image to get precise distance data and set custom alerts based on thresholds. Requires iPhone 12 Pro or later running iOS 14+.
- Measure distance with Lidar
- Tap image for distance data
- Set distance alert thresholds
- Requires iPhone 12 Pro or later
- Supports iOS 14 and above
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Lidar+ is a simple 3D scanning app that uses the LiDAR sensor on compatible iPhone devices. Create a LiDAR-based 3D mesh, save scans to history, and export your models for use in 3D tools and workflows. Main features: -Real-time LiDAR mesh scanning -Scan history for reviewing saved captures -Export support for GLB, OBJ, and STL files -File sharing support for moving exported files to other apps or devices Lidar+ is useful for quick 3D capture, object reference, spatial scanning, prototyping, and exporting simple 3D mesh data. Please note: This app requires a LiDAR-capable iPhone. Scan quality may vary depending on lighting, object size, distance, movement, and surface material.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lidar+ at 100% against Surfie's 0%. Lidar+ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and iOS requirement (14.3 vs 17.0). Surfie's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 66 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lidar+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Surfie's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lidar+'s.
Surfie ships an update every 2 months, Lidar+ every 66 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Surfie | Lidar+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 66 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PURESIGHT TECHNOLOGIES LTD | Hirofumi Matsuyama |
Customer experience
Surfie
Lidar+
In-app purchases
Surfie
No in-app purchases
Lidar+
No in-app purchases









